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Jenine K. Harris, PhD
I have used my data science and teaching expertise to teach statistics courses, publish R packages on CRAN, lead trainings on data visualization and analysis, write books on basic and specialized analytic methods, mentor graduate students and junior faculty, and research social networks, social media, and research reproducibility. I am seeking a remote data science opportunity to apply my technical, training, and leadership skills to new challenges.
Professional Experience
Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO, USA
current - 2010
- Developed stable R packages so that students and data scientists could interact with my code. Packages were successfully submitted to CRAN proving they were stable enough to be used globally.
- Authored or co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications on gender equity in STEM, research reproducibility, social networks, social media, and other topics.
- Taught graduate-level courses in introductory and intermediate biostatistics and R skills with a particular focus on data literacy. Teaching evaluations from students were above the mean score for faculty in my school for all courses.
- Co-founded and co-directed a peer tutoring center for statistics.
- Conducted workshops for faculty and trainees in R and RMarkdown.
Education
PhD Public Health Studies, Biostatistics Concentration
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO, USA
2008 - 2004
- Dissertation title: Social network analysis and public health systems.
- Relevant Coursework: Applied Linear Modeling, Structural Equation Modeling, Social Network Analysis, Multilevel Modeling, Categorical Data Analysis, Survival Analysis.
Other Relevant Experience
Co-Founder & Co-Organizer
R-Ladies St. Louis
St. Louis, MO, USA
current - 2017
- Started St. Louis chapter of R-Ladies, a global organization with the mission of increasing gender diversity in the R community.
- Organize 4–9 hands-on free R workshops each year.
- Built partnerships with local businesses to provide space and food for workshops and networking.
R Trainer
Various
Global
2021
- Conducted virtual workshops for researchers as part of the 2021 Academic Hive Research Bootcamp training event held in Calabar, Nigeria.
- Conducted workshops at Chapin Hall for stakeholders working on child maltreatement prevention at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL.
- Conducted an Introduction to R virtual workshop hosted by Sage Methods and open to participants globally.
Co-Leader
useR! 2020 Annual Conference
St. Louis, MO, USA
2020
- Collaborated on a successful bid to bring useR! to St. Louis.
- As scientific lead had oversight of all keynotes, tutorials, talks, and posters.
- For the first time since its inception, included more female than male keynotes (4 of 7) and our first Black keynote speaker.
- Worked with leadership team, vendors, and other stakeholders to pivot to an abbreviated online format.
Selected Volunteer Experience
Library Board Member
Webster Groves City Council
St. Louis, MO, USA
current - 2019
- Leading strategic planning efforts for next 5 years as chair of advance planning committee.
Notary Public
St. Louis City and County
St. Louis, MO, USA
current - 2020
- Certified in summer 2020 and volunteered to notarize at election events.
- Provide free ballot notary services upon request.